Are you having lower back pain after prolong sitting?

● Bulging or ruptured disks. Disks act as cushions between the vertebrae in your spine. Sometimes, the soft gel-like material inside a disk may bulge out of place or rupture and press on a nerve. But even so, many people who have bulging or herniated disks experience no pain at all . If a bulging or herniated disk presses on the main nerve that travels down your leg, it can cause sciatica — sharp, shooting pain or numbness and tingling or pins and needles through the buttock and back of the thigh, leg or foot.
● Arthritis. The joints most commonly affected by osteoarthritis (OA) are the hips, hands, knees and lower back. In some cases arthritis in the spine can lead to a narrowing of the space around the spinal cord, a condition called spinal stenosis. OA can also form calcium deposits and bone spurs that may pinch or irritate soft tissue structure in and around the spine. ● Congenital Skeletal irregularities. Scoliosis is a condition in which your spine curves to the side, and may lead to back pain. If the natural curves in your spine become exaggerated, your upper back may look abnormally rounded or your lower back may arch excessively and cause a biomechanical compensation and lead to problem in your hips and knees.
In rare cases, cancer or a tumor on the spine can press on a nerve, causing back pain. In cases of an infection, fever, and a tender, warm to the touch area accompanying back pain will need emergency care. There are many options of treatment for low back pain. From a conservative approach such as massage, physical therapy, chiropractic, or acupuncture to invasive methods, such as surgery (ie. Fusion, partially remove disc and vertebrae) and somewhere in between such as injections, and oral medication. All these treatments have their benefits as well as risks. However, it is MSR’s practice standard to always exhaust conservative methods of treatment first before we recommend any invasive procedures.